This summer was full of goodness, too much to narrate or list. Instead, a few photos (not in any sort of order) will have to do. Goodbye summer....you were too short and so wonderful.
We met our new nephew, Easton, in Utah. 
Reunited with old friends and new additions in Portland
made the best of a missed connection in Minneapolis by renting bikes at a nearby park and seeing old friends
James got in some good mountain riding in Utah
Saw another nephew, John, in Colorado. I was so much faster than him.
Picked up a new friend at the beach in Hampton, New Hampshire.
Later we made friends with his cousin when he rambled into our Utah campspot
Saw Blues Traveler with good friends in Portsmouth, New Hampshire at the Red Hook Brewery
Enjoyed being a tourist in Boston while James went to school
Had a lobster with Cory's family in New Hampshire
Celebrated Hilary's engagement with good college friends in Portland
Enjoyed a Red Sox win at Fenway Park from the cheap seats
Even walked to Maine!
Spent the night at a great cabin on a peaceful lake in New Hampshire
Did a little kayaking on that lake
Found the yummiest country store in New Hampshire
Tasted delicious small batch soda at a New Hampshire bottling company
Had mediocre food at a true New England diner with Ude
Visited 90+ year old grandparents in McMinnville
and cousins and aunts and uncles
Saw friends leaving for big trips
and met new friends
James helped salvage a bird nest hurt by fireworks
Basked in Oregon's beauty
Visited friends in Montana (and wrote my thesis where ever I could find a chair and internet connection)
Watched the 4th of July fireworks over Whitefish Lake in Montana
Viewed gorgeous early morning alpenglow in Glacier National Park
oggled wind farms in Montana
loved camping in our truck
and enjoyed the prairies in South Dakota.
